The Portland daily press., 1887-12-21
Domestic Markers.


NEW YORK. Dec 20 l887.-Flour market
receipts rs, 1872 packages; exports ,463 bbls
and 1896 sacks generally steady and moderately
Flour quotations-Fine at 1oa2 70; superfne
Westerniand State 2 5Oa3 05; common TO go0d
extra Western and State at 10G3 so; good to
wheat Western extra al 30a4 60; fancy do a
at 70a5 20; common TO good extra Ohio ats 70
CD 20; common to choice extra st Louis at 3 0G
20; patent Minnesota extra good 10 prime at
40g4 20; choicelto fancy do at 75a5 20. In
GLIDING $500 bbls city mill extra at 5000 rs I;
1900 bbls i1ne do 2 1O92 20; 1900 bbls superfne
400 bbls winter wheat extra at 3 1905 20;
$500 bbls Minnesota extra at 3 1oG6 20. South
A 90. Rye Flour steady. WheaI receipts IS 900
bush; exports l26,O2O bush; sales 1901 900 bush
spot; higher; export demand very moderate No
901d@9l1ac delivd; No Red nominal at 94c;
No White nominal "a. Barley steady. Coru-re
coipts 80, 486 bush. exports 1854 bush sales 49,
600 bush spot; higher and fairly active; No 3 at
691zc; steamer 6Oc; NO at 60s4 d6I 19c elev,
6212c delvd. Oats receipts 81 900 bush exports
692 bu; sales 600 bush spot; higher, closing
steady; No 3 at SIC; do While at 371aQ13914c;
No 2 at 37sl d3sc; do White 39ssa4015c; No 1
ssc; White do s4sc ceffee-fair Rio drm at
1884 CT sugar quiet; refined quiet 20 51sa514 G;
Extra G at 61aG5ssc; White Extra O 534 @5Nc;
16@65sc Mould A at ia Confectioners A ezs@
&c cut Loaf and crushed ats7s4 c; powdered 71sG
TAG; graduated Gao; Cubes 1897 S,i6c. No
at 24c, January shipment Petroleum. steady
united at 81. Pork quiet, mess quoted at 10 70
old. Beef dull. Lard lower and less active IVES
tern steam 0,closing 05aS 071a city steam
So; refined quoted 10 10 for Continents at
Freiehts to Liverpool dull
CHICAGO. Dec. 90 lS87-Flour is quiet
and firm; choice fancy winter patents at 20
gan "a ana Wisconsin winters cog o. 60 Wheat
Corn-No at IS &c. oats.No at Sic g. No Rye
Mess PORK at IA 5oai4 rs. Lard 7771s@7 SO.
Dry sailed shoulders at 9OG6 90; shorI clear at
Heceip pD FS 5000 bbls; wheat. 12sooo
bush; corn 124 900 bush oats 1872, 600 bush; rye
1000 bush; barley, $4,000 bush.
ShipmentS-Flour. "a 900 bbls; wheat, 81 600
bush :corn, 159 900 bush ;oats 900 bush: rye
5000 bush. barley $1,000 bush.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20, 1S87.-The Flour market is
quiet Wheat higher-No Red at 501s@801ac.
oslo. Rye-nothing doing. Barley stronglat 20
lGS7 Aac. Whiskey steady Co. Provisions firm.
at 75a6 90; long clear 80
al 20 ;clear ribs 20 d7.571a short clear z 671a
9S 90; Bacon shoulders 80; long clear so;
steady at IL 25a12 90.
Receipts-FloHr, 1000 bbls, wheat 1000 bu,
bush,rye 1000 bush.
shipments-Fl 1000 bbls,s wheat $4,000
bush ,lcorn Al 900 bush, oats 10 900 bush barley
1000 bush. rye 1000 bush.
DETROIT, Dec. 20. Wheat-No White
at 851ac bid, SEC asked; No 2 Red 85 12c. Corn
No 2 at 541ac bid. 0ats-No 2 at 3312c.
Receipts-Wheat IL, 800 bush.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20 I8S7.-Cotton is
quiet; midding 9zsc.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 20, lSS7.-Cotton is quiet;
middling 9ssc.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 20. .-ootton-noth-
ing doing; middling loo.
MEMPHIS Dec. 20 lss7.-Cotton is quiet
middliag at 9s4c.
MOBILE, Dec 90 1ss7.-Cotton is quiet; mid
ding 9s4c.